32. Promise
1) I promise you that I'll never be late again.
2) I assure you.
3) Have my word.
4) I assure you that you'll pass next time.
5) Let me assure you that your service is quite satisfying.
6) I'll keep my promise that you can go with me next time.
7) She has made a promise that she'll bring us some of her
pictures.
8) She gave a promise that the product can be returned back if
it is not good enough.
9) I won't break my promise.
10) My parents promised him to buy him a bike.
Dialogue 1
W: Tom, you promised to cut the lung. You won't forget, will you?
M: No, I assure you.
W: And you'll repair the television, won't you?
M: Ok.
W: Do you promise?
M: Of course.
W: And Tom, you will help Johnny with his homework, won't you?
M: I'll see. I will if I can but I won't promise.
W: But you'll promise not to be late for dinner tonight, won't
you?
M: Yes. But only if you ask me nicely.
W: Tom, darling. You'll try not to be late for dinner tonight,
won't you? Please!
M: Ok. I'll keep my promise.
Dialogue 2
W: Mark, you are not tellimg me the truth. Now why?
M: Promise you are not going to be angry?
W: Yes, all right. So why? Go on then. Say it. Oh, really, Mark.
I promise I'm not going to be angry. Now why were you late?
M: I forgot.
W: You forgot? You...
M: Ah, ah, you promised, and remember?
Dialogue 3
M: They promised us a sea view.
W: Well, you can just see the sea. Between the factory chimneys.
M: Isn't it awful? I can't bear to look at it. I don't think I
can stand this place for two weeks.
W: Well, it can't be helped. We'll just have to put up with it.
Dialogue 4
W: Did you promise me to get the bread?
M: Well, I remember walking pass the baker shop.
W: But you forgot to get the bread.
M: I'm afraid so. I don't remember you telling me about it.
W: Well, I certainly did.
M: What would you let me do now?
W: You are free. You can go now.
M: Really? You are so kind.
W: I'll do with the cake.
M: No. That's not enough. I've got some cereal.
Dialogue 5
M: My word, you do look ill!
W: I'm quite out of thoughts recently.
M: You seem to have something on mind. Promise me, go to see the
doctor right now.
W: I'm worrying about my exam.
M: A piece of cake. You'll be successful.
Yesterday the sunshine, and it got quite hot. I decided to put on my light green summer skirt. But I got a shock. Really, it's a big shock! Promise me, I could not put it on exactlly. It was too small. It is possible that they got smaller during the winter, but I do not think so. I'm afraid I got bigger. So I'm going on a diet. I am going to lose some weight. Otherwise, I am an idiot.
32. Promise 承諾
1) I promise you that I'll never be late again. 我答應(yīng)你,我不會再遲到了。
2) I assure you. 我向你保證。
3) Have my word. 我保證。
4) I assure you that you'll pass next time. 我保證你下次會通過的。
5) Let me assure you that your service is quite satisfying. 我向你保證,你的服務(wù)很讓人滿意。
6) I'll keep my promise that you can go with me next time. 我會遵守承諾,下次你可以跟我去。
7) She has made a promise that she'll bring us some of her pictures.
她已經(jīng)答應(yīng)給我們帶一些她的照片。
8) She gave a promise that the product can be returned back if it is not good enough.
她保證,如果產(chǎn)品不夠好,可以退回。
9) I won't break my promise. 我不會違背我的諾言的。
10) My parents promised him to buy him a bike. 我的父母答應(yīng)給他買輛單車。
Dialogue 1
W: Tom, you promised to cut the lung. You won't forget, will you?
湯姆,你答應(yīng)切了肺。你不會忘記的,是嗎?
M: No, I assure you.
是的,我向你保證。
W: And you'll repair the television, won't you?
你會修理電視機,是嗎?
M: Ok.
是的。
W: Do you promise?
你答應(yīng)了?
M: Of course.
當然。
W: And Tom, you will help Johnny with his homework, won't you?
湯姆,你會幫強尼做作業(yè)的,是嗎?
M: I'll see. I will if I can but I won't promise.
我看看。如果我能,我會的,但是我不能答應(yīng)。
W: But you'll promise not to be late for dinner tonight, won't you?
但是你答應(yīng)我今晚吃晚餐不會遲到的,是嗎?
M: Yes. But only if you ask me nicely.
是的。但是要是你好好地問問我就好了。
W: Tom, darling. You'll try not to be late for dinner tonight, won't you? Please!
湯姆,親愛的。你今晚吃晚餐時不會遲到的,是嗎?請務(wù)必不要遲到!
M: Ok. I'll keep my promise.
好的。我會遵守我的承諾的。
Dialogue 2
W: Mark, you are not tellimg me the truth. Now why?
馬克,你沒跟我說實話。為什么?
M: Promise you are not going to be angry?
你保證你不會生氣好嗎?
W: Yes, all right. So why? Go on then. Say it. Oh, really, Mark.
是的,沒問題。那么為什么呢?請講,說吧。噢,真的,馬克。
I promise I'm not going to be angry. Now why were you late?
我保證我不會生氣的。你為什么遲到?
M: I forgot.
我忘了。
W: You forgot? You...
你忘了?你…
M: Ah, ah, you promised, and remember?
嗯,嗯,你答應(yīng)的,記得嗎?
Dialogue 3
M: They promised us a sea view.
他們向我們保證可以看到海景的。
W: Well, you can just see the sea. Between the factory chimneys.
額,你們只能看到大海。在工廠的煙囪之間。
M: Isn't it awful? I can't bear to look at it. I don't think I can stand this place for two weeks.
不可怕嗎?我不忍看。我覺得我不能忍受這種地方兩個星期。
W: Well, it can't be helped. We'll just have to put up with it.
額,也沒辦法了。我們只能忍受。
Dialogue 4
W: Did you promise me to get the bread?
你有沒有答應(yīng)我買面包?
M: Well, I remember walking pass the baker shop.
額,我記得經(jīng)過面包店。
W: But you forgot to get the bread.
但是你忘記買面包。
M: I'm afraid so. I don't remember you telling me about it.
恐怕是這樣。我不記得你告訴我這件事。
W: Well, I certainly did.
額,我肯定告訴過你。
M: What would you let me do now?
現(xiàn)在你想讓我做什么?
W: You are free. You can go now.
你自由了。你現(xiàn)在可以走了。
M: Really? You are so kind.
真的嗎?你真好。
W: I'll do with the cake.
我要做蛋糕。
M: No. That's not enough. I've got some cereal.
不。那還不夠。我已經(jīng)煮了一些麥片粥了。
Dialogue 5
M: My word, you do look ill!
哎喲,你看起來好像生病了!
W: I'm quite out of thoughts recently.
我最近總是心不在焉的。
M: You seem to have something on mind. Promise me, go to see the doctor right now.
你好像有心事。答應(yīng)我,馬上去看醫(yī)生。
W: I'm worrying about my exam.
我在擔心我的考試。
M: A piece of cake. You'll be successful.
小菜一碟。你會成功的。
Yesterday the sunshine, and it got quite hot. I decided to put on my light green summer skirt. But I got a shock. Really, it's a big shock! Promise me, I could not put it on exactly. It was too small. It is possible that they got smaller during the winter, but I do not think so. I'm afraid I got bigger. So I'm going on a diet. I am going to lose some weight. Otherwise, I am an idiot.
昨天是晴天,天氣非常熱。我決定穿上淺綠色的夏天裙子。但是我被嚇了一跳。真的是被嚇到了!答應(yīng)我,那條裙子我穿不上。它太小了。有可能它們是在冬天的時候縮水了,但是我不這樣認為??峙率俏易兣至恕K晕掖蛩愎?jié)食。我打算減肥。否則,我就是傻子。